I would never go straight from school to 121, but I would like to get to CFI as soon as I could. I'm 30, have about 100TT, and don't have much free time to be at school looking for safety pilots and flying SE A/C. Even with flying at my FBO, which doesn't have any ME A/C, I would still spend about 25-30K getting my ratings. It's basically twice that much at ATP and it's ME time. I have been working since I was 13, and have been humbled over and over again, so I am actually looking forward to getting in the cockpit and learning from my CA. I know there are many pilots that say this and that about ATP, but from what I am reading, the bottom line is how the low timer carries himself and soaks up information, not really the school they go to. I would probably end up instructing for a while anyway because I don't want to commute, so I would wait until a certain regional picks me up. Since this is a career and not a joyride, I would never accept a position from one of "those" airlines. Thanks for the input, guys.